Steve Pender, Family Legacy Video, Inc.
Video biographies are certainly
wonderful ways to capture and preserve your precious personal stories and
family history. They also tend to generate surprise benefits as well. Here are
a few examples from Family Legacy Video’s files:
Uncovering
an Olympic moment.
Mary-Lou’s dad was a track star for
Cornell around 1910. He also ran in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. During
the course of producing a video biography for Mary-Lou and her husband, Dick,
the couple asked me if I thought there might be film of the 1912 race. I
checked with the International Olympic Committee – and sure enough, they
uncovered a film clip from that long-ago event. Long story short: A copy of
that race, on DVD, now occupies a place of honor in Mary-Lou and Dick’s family
archives. By the way, when Mary-Lou, who was in her eighties, watched the clip
of the race, it was the first time she saw her dad run. Her reaction: “You
can’t imagine what a thrill it was to see Dad running. That was an amazing
thing you did for us but it meant the most to me. Thank you again and again.”
Reconnecting
with family.
Doug hired Family Legacy Video to create
a video bio featuring his mom, Marion. She detailed events that her kid sister
never knew occurred. After watching the video, her sister and other relatives
rekindled their relationships with Marion. Here’s how Doug described what
happened: “Mother’s only surviving sister, who is seventeen years younger, was
not aware of the Washington adventures and many other items that the three
older children had experienced. Mother and her sister are now much closer
because of the video. Many nieces and nephews with whom she’d had little
contact are now in touch with her again. Thank you for providing us with a
Family Legacy Video that will be passed down and enjoyed by our family
throughout the coming generations.”
Inspiring
a new interest in family history.
Family Legacy Video recorded a
conversation between two brothers, Will and Pren. They had a great time
recounting their family history and adventures. The project inspired Pren to do
even more to preserve his family history. According to his daughter: “One of
the hidden benefits of this project was the search for family photos to include
in the video. I really enjoyed looking through them all with my parents, and
labeling them for future generations. What a treasure! I am so glad we did this
now. My father has been so inspired that he has taken on a new project – he
found boxes and boxes of slides in the basement of his Illinois home and has
been scanning them. He’s really enjoying it and it’s been great to see those
old photos too.”
Finally
telling the full story.
Len made his fortune in Peru, arriving
there early in 1940. He had many fascinating adventures, both business and
personal, to relate. He was most interested in detailing his business success.
At the end of his interview (which stretched over three days) he had this to
say: “I am very appreciative. I look forward to giving my children my
background. I’ve always told them a little bit here and a little bit there, but
never the complete story.”
Every video biography project Family
Legacy Video undertakes results in benefits like those above. So don’t wait –
get started on your family video biography project today. The benefits, both
apparent and unexpected, will thrill you.
Visit Family
Legacy Video® online at www.familylegacyvideo.com,
Phone: 520.743.4090
Email: steve@familylegacyvideo.com
Phone: 520.743.4090
Email: steve@familylegacyvideo.com
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